Collar



G. H. WOODS COLLAR DEQ, i

Filed Jan. 14. 19,22

)Patented .i i

GEORGE JEI. WOODS, 0F SOMIERVILLJE, MASSACHUSETTS.

CDLLAR.

Application filed January 14, 1922. Serial No. 529,134.

l To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY WOODS, a citizen of the United States,residing in Somerville, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Collars, of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, isa specification, like characters on the drawings representing likeparts.

This invention relates to collars of that class known as turned overcollars which are provided with an outer member or turned over portionand an inner member or band integral with the outer memberand usuallymadenibstantially the same width or height as the outer member, Sadinner member being provided at its back with a button hole and at itsends with overlapping tabs also provided with button holes.

Collars of this construction are now commonly used and may be regardedas a standard for turned over collars.

It is desirable that collars ofthe standard construction referred to,should fit the neckv of the wearer closely in order to obtain theneatness in appearance desired and when said collars do lit the neckclosely as desired, difficulty is experienced in using a four-inhand tiewith them, as the closeness of the two members of the collar at the backis such fas to offer a very considerable frictional resistance tomovement of the tie between them in adjusting the latter. Thisresistance is especially pronounced when the tie 1s of that characterknown as a knitted tie.

The present invention has for its object to A provide' an improvedone-piece turned over collar of standard construction, which vretainsthe close ttingand dressy characteristics of the standard collars, andalso possesses the desirable function of permitting the four-in-hand tieto be easily and quickly adjusted without disfiguring the collar orbreaking; stretching or otherwise 1n]ur1ng the tie.

To this end, the band or inner member of the collar of standardconstruction is provided with slots or openings which are located onopposite sides of the rearbutton hole in proximity thereto and .whichextend from the bottom edge of the inner member beyond the button holeand preferably to near the top edge of said innermember where the latterjoins the upper edge of the when the collar outer member to form the topfold of the collar. Y

The slots or openings referred to provide the inner member or band witha buttonhole-containing member which is practically hinged. at its upperend and is free at itslower end, so that when strain is placed on thetie the greater portion of the buttonhole-containing member will bemoved away from the outer member by the tie thereby affording a greaterspace between said members at the back and reducing the friction to suchextent as to permit the tie to slip freely and without excessive strainbeing placed thereon.

The particular features Iof the invention will be pointed out in theclaim at the end of this-specification.

Fig. 1 is 'a view representing the improved collar in its position ofuse, and

Fig. 2, an enlarged detail of the back portion of the collar in a moreor less developed position.

Referring to the drawing, a represents the improved turned-over collarcomprising an outer member 10, and an inner member or band 12 integraltherewith and having at its ends overlapping tabs 13 provided withbutton holes 14, andiprovided with a rear button hole 15.

The collar as thus far described may be considered ofstandardconstruction in which the inner member or band 12 is of substantiallythe same width or height as the outer member.

In accordance with this invention, the

The slots or openings 16 convert the por- 100 tion of the inner memberbetween them into a button hole-containing-member 18, which ispractically hinged at 1ts upper end where it joins the top portion 19 ofthe inner member, .moved away from the outer member 10 under theinfluence of the four-in-hand tiev (not shown) as above described. Arllhe slots or openings 16 may be formed thereto and which are extendedand has its lower end free to be is made, or they may v formed inmade-up collars of standard vconstruction, Which enables made-up collars-to be converted into the improved collars by the owners when sodesired. a

Claim.

A turned-over collar provided with an outer member and with an innermember or band connected with said outer member and of'substantially theheight or Width of said outer member and provided at its rear portionwith a button-hole and with a recess or opening on each side of thebutton-hole and 1n closeproximty thereto, each ofsaid openings extendingfrom the bottom to near the fold of said collar'I and having a width 15equal to at least-one-half of its height for l -a distance of at leasttwo-thirds of the height of said collar, said openings being confined tothe rear half of the collar, said recesses providing -spaces in theinnerl band to di-y 20 minish the friction of the tie in adjusting thesame While retaining a material length of the inner band memberon-opposite sides of said openings for guiding the tie.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 25 name to this speciiication.

GEORGE H. Woons.

